Group Venue Accessibility:

A big thank you to everyone that took the time to complete the accessibility reports for the venues that we currently use!

The good news is that our group venues have either good or exceptional access and facilities, and nearly all of the venues provide adequate provision to enable those with accessibility requirements to happily attend groups. However, in some instances because of building age and original usage, several of the rooms that we hire are less suitable. You can now check all of the venues so you can now be aware of any accessibility issues before attending.

If you are unlucky enough to find that you are unable to attend a group, purely because of accessibility issues, please LET US KNOW (contact the Chair, or any other committee member). Accessibility is very important to us, and we will never knowingly discriminate against any of our members.

We realise that not all activities are going to be suitable for everyone, but wherever one can reasonably expect to be able to participate we will certainly do our best to ensure that you can.

New Venues:

We ask that whenever a new venue is used (even if it is a coordinators house) that you submit an accessibility report to our Room Bookings Coordinator, Niall Clarke. This is so that those with accessibility requirements will be able to be aware of any issues before attending.

Health

As we age our bodies start to wear out and aches and pains start. We will try to mention here in generic terms things that may affect us and offer help where its available. Naturally the most important person who can help your health is of course, You! Everything in moderation is always a good guide line. Share your concerns about yourself by talking to loved ones or your GP. The sooner something is looked at, the better chance of it being fixed. Grinning and baring it, is never a cure.

Wellbeing

Prevention is better than cure, of course and, as we age, falling becomes a growing threat to us. Our balance becomes less acute and is affected by both hearing and eyesight loss and blood pressure issues - a simple broken limb in our youth is easily mended, but later in life may become more threatening. Our local Barnsley Council in conjunction with Barnsley Hospital have produced literature concerning this available here Barnsley Fallproof to improve your balance and avoid having a fall.

Our own Council has taken steps to improve the local Health and Wellbeing to produce details of how we may help ourselves. The link Barnsley Council here will take you to that site, where his collection of matters concerning Health may be found. You should, of course, be aware that this is intended for all, not specifically for BU3A members and use your excellent common sense in its application.